Kayin*
#6,359 most common boys' name of all time · #15,877 across all names · 87% male / 13% female · used 1977–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#6,359
Rank overall
#15,877 of 105,966
First appeared
1977
Years on the list
32 of 146
All-time
630
Since 2016
123
Peak year
2005 #3,498
Best rank
#2,973 2001
Girls
Boys
peak 39/yr
Kayin first appears in 1977. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,142 |
| 2023 | 8 | 11 | 19 | #7,425 |
| 2022 | 7 | 11 | 18 | #7,428 |
| 2021 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,379 |
| 2020 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,979 |
| 2019 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,841 |
| 2018 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,317 |
| 2017 | — | 17 | 17 | #5,389 |
| 2016 | — | 23 | 23 | #4,381 |
| 2015 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,028 |
| 2014 | 5 | 10 | 15 | #7,770 |
| 2013 | 7 | 18 | 25 | #5,075 |
| 2012 | — | 23 | 23 | #4,322 |
| 2011 | 5 | 16 | 21 | #5,529 |
| 2010 | 5 | 18 | 23 | #5,146 |
| 2009 | — | 24 | 24 | #4,218 |
| 2008 | — | 31 | 31 | #3,527 |
| 2007 | 5 | 27 | 32 | #3,852 |
| 2006 | 8 | 25 | 33 | #3,956 |
| 2005 | 11 | 28 | 39 | #3,498 |
| 2004 | 6 | 30 | 36 | #3,259 |
| 2003 | — | 22 | 22 | #3,915 |
| 2002 | 8 | 22 | 30 | #3,865 |
| 2001 | 7 | 31 | 38 | #2,973 |
| 2000 | — | 21 | 21 | #3,864 |
| 1999 | — | 25 | 25 | #3,242 |
| 1998 | — | 13 | 13 | #5,032 |
| 1997 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,869 |
| 1996 | — | 14 | 14 | #4,523 |
| 1994 | — | 9 | 9 | #6,158 |
| 1993 | — | 8 | 8 | #6,535 |
| 1977 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,103 |